Black

The Birth of Evil

"An adrenaline-laced epic where dreams and reality collide. Fleeing assailants through deserted alleyways, Thomas Hunter narrowly escapes to the roof of a building. Then a silent bullet from the night clips his head...and his world goes black. From the blackness comes an amazing reality of another world where evil is contained. A world where Thomas Hunter is in love with a beautiful woman. But then he remembers the dream of being chased through an alleyway as he reaches to touch the blood on his head. Where does the dream end and reality begin? Every time he falls asleep in one world, he awakes in the other. Yet in both, catastrophic disaster awaits him...may even be caused by him. Some say the world hangs in the balance of every choice we make. Now the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance of one man's choices."--Publisher website.

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Characters: 8/10
Plot: 10/10
Writing: 10/10
This was long one of my favorite books/series. The comment that has been made by others holds here: it's like Narnia for adults, but boy, is it fun! I love the fantasy world Dekker has created here.

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Characters: 8/10
Plot: 10/10
Writing: 10/10
This was long one of my favorite books/series. The comment that has been made by others holds here: it's like Narnia for adults, but boy, is it fun! I love the fantasy world Dekker has created here.

Really, really interesting. It captured my attention and held it to the end. However, Black was simply confusing. The story quickly jumped from world to world, with the main character attempting to, at one time, save both worlds. Even worse was the way the scene changed every single time he fell asleep! There were some great moments, especially when he swam in the lake of Elyon, but overall it was a little too much for me. That said, I will still read Red, the next title in the series. At least Christian fiction is suspenseful...

Prepare yourself for a thriller and Lost fan series. Dekker starts his story with Thomas Hunter who's dreams and reality become one. Then he is faced with saving the world from a lethal virus strain based only on dreams (or is it real) that talk about the end of the world in books that tell the past. Dekker strings together fantasy and thrilling strings into a tapestry of perfection in Black.

You will pick up this book and you will read even though you have other things to do. Your eyelids may become heavy due to your hectic day. However, you keep reading because you just can not stop. You may finally give into sleep out of practical reasons. After all, you have to look decent in the morning. The book will remain in your hands as you slumber. The moment you get up, you keep on reading. After you finished the book, you immediately go out and get all other Ted Dekker books.